Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)

Senate
Senate
11th Republican Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Leadership
President of the Senate	Christine Kangaloo
Vice President of the Senate	Nigel DeFreitas, PNM
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate	Wade Mark, UNC
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Government People's National Movement (16); Official Opposition United National; Congress (6); Other Independent (9);
Elections
Voting system	Appointment by the president on advice of the prime minister (16), at her discretion (9) and opposition leader (6)
Meeting place
	The Red House, Abercromby Street, Downtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Website
	www.ttparliament.org
Constitution
	Constitution of Trinidad and Tobago

The Senate of Trinidad and Tobago is the appointed upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago, along with the President and House of Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago. The Senate currently sits at the Red House. The Senate has 31 members all appointed by the President: 16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, 6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed on the discretion of the President from outstanding persons who represent other sectors of civil society. The presiding officer, the President of the Senate, is elected from among the Senators who are not Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries. A senator must be at least 25 years old and a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago. The current President of the Senate is Senator Christine Kangaloo. As of 20 April 2021, there are only 13 female senators, or 41.9%^[2] and 5 Tobagonian senators or 16.7%.^[3]^[4]

Party Affiliation[]

Affiliation		Members
	People's National Movement	16
	Independent	9
	United National Congress	6
Total		31

Leadership[]

Presiding officers[]

Office	Officer		Since
President of the Senate		Christine Kangaloo	23 September 2015
Vice President of the Senate		Nigel de Freitas	23 September 2015

Majority Leadership[]

Office	Officer	Since
Leader of Government Business in the Senate	Clarence Rambharat	17 April 2021

Minority Leadership[]

Office	Officer	Since
Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate	Wade Mark	23 September 2015

Senators[]

Member of Parliament		Party	Appointed	hideOffice
	Christine Kangaloo	PNM	23 September 2015	President of the Senate

	Party	Appointed	hideOffice
Sheraz Ali	PNM	27 April 2021
Hassell Bacchus	PNM	19 August 2020	Minister in the Ministry of Public Administration and Digital Transformation
Yokymma Bethelmy	PNM	19 August 2020
Amery Browne	PNM	19 August 2020	Minister of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs
Donna Cox	PNM	21 July 2019	Minister of Social Development and Family Services
Nigel de Freitas^[5]	PNM	23 September 2015	Vice President of the Senate
Amrita Deonarine	Independent	20 November 2018
Varma Deyalsingh	Independent	19 October 2018
Maria Dillon-Remy	Independent	20 November 2018
Paula Gopee-Scoon	PNM	11 September 2015	Minister of Trade and Industry Enterprise Development
Kazim Hosein	PNM	31 October 2016	Minister of Local Government and Rural Development
Jearlean John	UNC	28 August 2020
Laurel Lezama-Lee Sing	PNM	28 August 2020
Jayanti Lutchmedial	UNC	28 August 2020
Damian Lyder	UNC	28 August 2020
Wade Mark	UNC	23 September 2015	Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate
Randall Mitchell	PNM	19 August 2020	Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts
David Nakhid	UNC	28 August 2020
Clarence Rambharat	PNM	11 September 2015	Minister of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries Leader of Government Business in the Senate
Paul Richards	Independent	23 September 2015
Anil Roberts	UNC	28 August 2020
Renuka Sagramsingh-Sooklal	PNM	19 August 2020	Minister in the Office of the Attorney
Charrise Seepersad	Independent	20 November 2018
Rohan Sinanan	PNM	24 November 2015	Minister of Works and Transport
Avinash Singh	PNM	10 December 2013	Minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries
Deoroop Teemal	Independent	20 November 2018
Hazel Thompson-Ahye	Independent	20 November 2018
Anthony Viera	Independent	2 August 2013
Evans Welch	Independent	28 August 2020
Allyson West	PNM	29 June 2017	Minister of Public Administration and Digital Transformation

References[]

^ http://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=55&id=CKA01
^ "Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. Retrieved 2021-04-21.
^ "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-04-20. Cite uses generic title (help)
^ "Senate to debate THA Bill on March 2". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-20.
^ "Senate to debate THA Bill on March 2". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2021-02-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

Notes[]

^ Kangaloo was elected President of the Senate under the nomination of the PNM. However, the position of Senate President is officially one without political affiliation.^[1]

External links[]

Official website

[1] ttp://www.ttparliament.org/members.php?mid=55&id=CKA01

[3] "Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments". Parline: the IPU’s Open Data Platform. Retrieved 2021-04-21.

[4] "Log into Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-04-20. Cite uses generic title (help)

[5] "Senate to debate THA Bill on March 2". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-04-20.

[6] "Senate to debate THA Bill on March 2". Trinidad and Tobago Newsday. 2021-02-22. Archived from the original on 2021-02-23. Retrieved 2021-03-18.

[2] Kangaloo was elected President of the Senate under the nomination of the PNM. However, the position of Senate President is officially one without political affiliation.^[1]

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